Man shot to death in Leschi area

A man was shot once in the head Wednesday night in the 700 block of 31st Avenue South and the suspect was thought to be holed up in his mother’s house nearby.

It’s the third homicide in four days in Seattle and the 11th of the year.

Police were called to the scene of a shooting in the 800 block of 32nd Avenue South about 8:30 p.m. and found the victim with a gunshot wound to the head. He died at the scene, Seattle police spokesman Jeff Kappel said.

According to police, after an altercation the suspect ran into a house, retrieved a gun and shot the victim, who was sitting in a car with two other people.

The suspect was thought to have fled to his mother’s house, which was surrounded by police. After two hours of attempted negotiations, police still had not made contact with the suspect and could not be certain he was in the house. Police fired a wooden projectile at the front door of the residence to get the suspect’s attention, but he did not respond.